Well, pulled the trigger on an inlaw suite type airbnb and tentatively locked in lodging. Eustis, here we come. If the road in between is what y'all say, then happy birthday to me, I get to upgrade my shocks sooner. Now, we wait.
Saw that. Pretty impressive looking. Definitely looks like a more serious job than past attempts at fixes.Friends of Saddleback Facebook page posted this today. Saddleback access road being paved. View attachment 180021
Maybe send those guys down to Magic to finish the chairlift after 3 yrs.Saw that. Pretty impressive looking. Definitely looks like a more serious job than past attempts at fixes.
Money does a lot.Maybe send those guys down to Magic to finish the chairlift after 3 yrs.
Maybe Friday-Saturday at one and Sunday-Monday at the other?
Excellent point, Kevin.Saturday crowds are always an issue…. I’m guessing that Saddleback would be “quieter” on a Saturday than Loaf will be?
I was thinking we spend Friday (or Sunday) at Loaf and the other days at Saddleback. That said, my only real preference is that we spend two days at Saddleback…. How that’s organized isn’t really a concern.
For the benefit of the weekend-only visitors, it would probably make the sense to have Sugarloaf on a Sunday?
Again, my thoughts are predicated on the assumption that Saddleback is quieter than load on a Saturday.
I have a question for people actually planning to come (not just auditing). To what degree do your lodging and (especially) ticket arrangements mandate that we know ahead of time what days will be at which area? If you need to know, how far ahead do you need to know? (A day? A week? A month?)
I've been assuming that people WILL need to know ahead of time, but maybe I'm wrong.
Been thinking about this. The official gathering days are Fri - Sun. Eyeballing the roll call thread, it looks like most people are planning on skiing all three of these days. A few will be Sat - Sun only. Monday is the "extra credit" day that seems to be getting the most traction, but it's still a small minority of participants. Understood that we're a long ways out and the roll call will change.
As most of you know, I'm not an unbiased cat herder here, and have a mild agenda with regard to exposing more skiers to the pleasures of Saddleback. (The Loaf is a great area, but they don't need me to tell anyone that.) My concern about spending Friday and Saturday at the Loaf and Sunday at Saddleback goes beyond just the obvious question of whether the three-core-days attendees will want to spend double the time at the Loaf that we do at Saddleback. I have a strong suspicion, based on years observing license plate activity at these two remote areas, that after skiing all weekend, non-Mainers who have to be back at work on Monday will suddenly start feeling very tired at about lunchtime on Sunday. They're going to start thinking about how far away from home they are, and about how long a drive they have, and decide to pack it in early. If we do a Loaf - Loaf - Saddleback schedule, those people will end up having skied two full days at Sugarloaf and only a half day at Saddleback, which I think would be too bad.
With this in mind I'm leaning more toward campaigning for a Saddleback (Fri) - Loaf (Sat) - Saddleback (Sun) schedule. At least I wanted to plant that seed.
This makes the most sense to me.Saturday crowds are always an issue…. I’m guessing that Saddleback would be “quieter” on a Saturday than Loaf will be?
I was thinking we spend Friday (or Sunday) at Loaf and the other days at Saddleback. That said, my only real preference is that we spend two days at Saddleback…. How that’s organized isn’t really a concern.
For the benefit of the weekend-only visitors, it would probably make the sense to have Sugarloaf on a Sunday?
Again, my thoughts are predicated on the assumption that Saddleback is quieter than load on a Saturday.
I don't remember the prices since I didn't buy day tickets last year. My guess is that if you bought 2 individual day tickets it would cost you slightly less than the 3-day pack. How much less would depend on whether the 2 tickets were weekend or weekday, and whether you qualify for any of the "special" rates (senior, etc.). If you paid full boat for two weekend tickets it's probably a wash. If you decided to ski a third day you'd be bummed you didn't buy the three pack. (3-pack is currently $200, so $66.6 per ticket for three days, or $100 per ticket per 2 days.)I'm closer to planning than auditing. If I do head up there, I intend to do 4-5 ski days. Never having skied Saddleback, at least 2 days there is a priority for me.
Saddleback doesn't yet have online specific day ticket prices, but I'll assume for now a 20% savings if bought ahead of time, no matter what the window price actually is. I see there is a 3-pack available with no date restrictions, which is a no brainer if I do use all 3. But is it still a decent deal if I only do 2 days? Does anyone have last year's ticket pricing?
Been thinking about this. The official gathering days are Fri - Sun. Eyeballing the roll call thread, it looks like most people are planning on skiing all three of these days. A few will be Sat - Sun only. Monday is the "extra credit" day that seems to be getting the most traction, but it's still a small minority of participants. Understood that we're a long ways out and the roll call will change.
As most of you know, I'm not an unbiased cat herder here, and have a mild agenda with regard to exposing more skiers to the pleasures of Saddleback. (The Loaf is a great area, but they don't need me to tell anyone that.) My concern about spending Friday and Saturday at the Loaf and Sunday at Saddleback goes beyond just the obvious question of whether the three-core-days attendees will want to spend double the time at the Loaf that we do at Saddleback. I have a strong suspicion, based on years observing license plate activity at these two remote areas, that after skiing all weekend, non-Mainers who have to be back at work on Monday will suddenly start feeling very tired at about lunchtime on Sunday. They're going to start thinking about how far away from home they are, and about how long a drive they have, and decide to pack it in early. If we do a Loaf - Loaf - Saddleback schedule, those people will end up having skied two full days at Sugarloaf and only a half day at Saddleback, which I think would be too bad.
With this in mind I'm leaning more toward campaigning for a Saddleback (Fri) - Loaf (Sat) - Saddleback (Sun) schedule. At least I wanted to plant that seed.
Saturday crowds are always an issue…. I’m guessing that Saddleback would be “quieter” on a Saturday than Loaf will be?
I was thinking we spend Friday (or Sunday) at Loaf and the other days at Saddleback. That said, my only real preference is that we spend two days at Saddleback…. How that’s organized isn’t really a concern.
For the benefit of the weekend-only visitors, it would probably make the sense to have Sugarloaf on a Sunday?
Again, my thoughts are predicated on the assumption that Saddleback is quieter than load on a Saturday.